Clothing-merchant&#39;s display-cabinet.



' BLITZ. CLOTHING MERL HANT'S DISPLAY CABINET,

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13; 1911. I 1,946,142, Pamnted D0113, 1912.

2 SHEBTSSHEET 1.

A. BLITZ.

CLOTHING MERCHANTS DISPLAY CABINET. APPLICATION FILED 11111 13, 1911.

2 SHEETS-SHEBT Z.

'UNITED snares orrrcn ADOLF BLITZ, OF tIHICAGQ, ILLIN QIS, ASSIGNOR OF QNEHALF TO HERMAN BLITZ, or

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Specification of Letters Patent,

CLOTHING-MERCHANTS YIJESPLAY CABINEQ Patented Dec, 2), 319123,

; Epplication filed Kiley 13, 1911. Serial No. 62?,03.

1 '0 oil whom it may concern lie it known that 1, Avon" BLITZ, a citizen oi the United States, and a i esident of Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in (lothing-lllerchnnts DisplayfCzibinets of which the fol] owing is a full, true, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in riothing display cabinets and has particular reference to cabinets for the convenient storage and display ofgarinents in a hanging or suspended position.

The object of my invention is to provide a movable hanger or'rack from which clothing may he suspendedf-and preferably in a suitable cabinet, and which rack is capableof being easily rotated and moved back and forth topfacilitate the inspection of the clothing carriedthereon. v

'A further object of my invention is to provide a rack ,parrying or supporting.

mechanism which is so-constrncted that even when loaded to its full capacity, it can be :otated and moved backand forth with little etlort and'which when carrying an unbaled load will still befreely movable to desired position. .noth'cr object of my invention is to rovide a mechanism for supporting the garment rack, which Will retain the rack ro- Latively in a certain predetermined relation iv t the iDClOSlIlg case with a rigidity suiti- (rent to resist-any slight-eiiort to rotate it, and which will automatically permit the ro lotion of the rack'upon the application of a greater rot-ative effort. Y A particular object of my inventionis to provide clothing. display device upon which garments can be suspended and by nurans ofwhioh they can be withdrawn from u "use or cabinet for inspection, said device eing so constructed that but a minimum of z l'lblCill space will benecessar in which to lljril l'lll and to operate it.

lily invention resides in a clothing dislav device having the characteristics outlined and by means of which the above n1entioued objects are attained together with othersphereattcr appearing and all as hereafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended. claims,

My inventionivill be more readily understood by reference to drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a garment display cabinet equipped with a garmentsupporting mechanism, the whole embodying my invention and the cabinet being shown with the top plate broken away toexpose the mechanism to view; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the cabinet, the upper part being shown in central longitudinal section; Fig. 3 is an enlarged central sectional view of the supporting mechanism; Fig. lis an enlarged detail plan view of a portion of the supporting mechanism illustinting the action of the spring stop. Fig. 5 is a detail section through. the spring stop taken on the line 55 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 6 is a detail longitudinal section of one of the trolley rails showing the method of mount; ing the trolley wheels.

In said-drawings 2 represents a display cabinet provided with suitable disappearing doors 3 and preferably having glass in its frontand ends and covered by a glass plate 4.

In order to make the best use of the space within the cabinet and obtain the greatest possible room for hanging the garments within a prescribed floor area, Isupport the clothes-hanger entirely from above, making the case itself of suilicient strength to susthe accompanying lain the weight of the mechanism and of the garments carried thereby from its upper ports without causing any undue strain in any of its members. This supporting mechanism which forms the particular subject matter of this I resent application provides a means for hanging the garment rack in the uppcrjnirt. of the cabinet leaving the whole interim free for the storage of garments, and 1 preferably form the hanger 5 itseli' of two parallel horizontal bars 6 spaced apart to permit the hanging of two rows of niens coats, one behind the other as indicated by the coat hangers 7.

I support the hanger or rack 5 from above in such a manner that it can be easily pulled to the front oi the case, as indicated in d0tted lines in Fig. 1, in which position the garments upon the front bar are exposed for in spection, and when the hanger is in this position it can" be revolved in a horizontal plane in either direction to reverse the position oi the bars and thus bring the rear bar with its garments to the from; Where they ably longer than it is Wide and conform the cabinet itself to these dimeneione, anal wlwn i'lllS is done, the forward YElUYGEIUOHl o i'hrframe 5 within the case carries-s it away from the rearwall of the cabinet into a position in which it can be freely revolved without contact therewith. To support the melt 5, I provide a pair of fixed horizontal hollow rails 8 extending from front to back in the case and. placed immediately below the cover plate 4. The rails are arranged in the middle portion" of the case and secured at their ends to thelcmgitudinal bars 9 which form ports; of the cabinet and which in turn are secured to and i5 ppcrted by the corner posts loot the cabinet. I epread 'the rails 8 apart a considerable distance inbrdcr to make room between them for the supporting turntable trolley carriage, so that this carriage with therails will reqiilire the least possible height. The spreading of the rails 8 accomplishes another in'iportaiit object in that it provides a sufliciently wide vfoundation for the rack 5 to prevent undue friction upon the bearings even when the rack is unevenly loaded. Between the rails I arrange a turn table 12 which comprises a lower nonmevolving hear ing ring 13 and an upper rotatable bearing ring 14. The ring 13 is provided. .With two pairs of rigid arms or brackets 15 which extend laterally beneath the rails 8 and are secured at their ends to wheeled trolleys 16 mounted Within the railsi' The upper ring 14 forms a part of the garment frame 5 and is rigidly connected 'to the bars 6 by means of diagonally extendin brackets or arms 17 which. are bolted at their lower ends to the bars 5 and at their upper ends to the ring; 14. The brackets have horizontal extent-ions 18 which meet below the center of the ring bearings where they are rigidly secured together by the bolt .19 and clamping Washers 20. By means of this constructiou. I am enabled to produce a very rigid and strong garment rack Without going beyond a reasonable limit in weight. 1 form the upper ends of each of the arms 17 with a foot or bracket Ellwhich projects over the iipperface of the ring Ll and bolted to the ring between radial. ribs 22. It is also formed to project beneath the lower ring 13 at. 23 whereby when the parts are assembled and secured in position the brook ets or arms loclc the two rings together and the parts are prevented from becoming separated even when the rack is loaded in such a manner that it tends to tip up at one end I provide a turntable of reasonable cost and one which can be rotated with pract" cally no friction even when the rack is loaded to its full capacity by providing What I term a three point bearling. I provide three antil l I l friction new or Wheels 24 interposed be tween the two hearing rings and rotatably mounted on bearing: pins 25 in the lower a ai-inn ring l l and in. or ler to save head 'ulc lln'l u ndm ot the upper a Q'WMWH 2 3 in u'l Ycli these rolli run Uh Itli'tllllilgflfllb mm. of the three point licng is that the Might is subz-slaniially equally distribiued upon the supports; at all times. I make the l'lcaring rings oi? comparatively la rge diameter so that ven hen the garment rack is unevenly loaded. it will not be crai'nped or bound but will on the contrary turn or revolve easily and freely under all conditions Each wheeled trolley "lb preferably consists of tw Wheels 27 loos-rely mounted upon the ends of an axle )l which rigidly lmltcd to the outer end of one of the arms or brackets .15 by means of a ore bolt 28' The eye bolt receives the axle through its opening and the arm 15 is provided with upward extending proiections 29 formed to embrace the lower portion of the eye of the bolt. The loll projects through the arm 15 and drown down and-clamped rigidly in place by a nut 30 upon its lower end. This construction provider; a Wheeled. trolley of verv reneonablo cost and one which can be quit-hi and so curelv assembled with little expenditure 01 time and labor.

The rails 8 themselves as has been noted are hollow. They have longitudinal openlegs or slots f-ll on their lower sides to re (rel ve the eye bolts and the projections 29. The rails are provided with upwardly turned flanges bordering the slots 31 which not only provide :nnooth edges for the slots but also provide grooves or tracks in which the wheels 27 are adapted to roll,

I strengthen the frame and make. it more rigid by moons of a horizontal cross bar or rod at each end of the frame. These bars connect or unite the ends of the hanger bars The outer ends 34: of the hanger bars 6 are bent dowmvardly and. the cross bars are passedithrough openings close to the lower end and are seci'lrcd rigidly to each of the bars. llhemross bars are thus located below tbc,plene of the hanger bars and serve to hold the garments on the rods 6' and out of contact with the walls of the cabinet. As shown, the outer ends 35 of the cross bars 33 arecurved in' wardly the better to hold the garments in co met-i, at the same time leaving it practically to be revolved at all time; or rcgnrdlees of its; oosition in the cabinet For macs-ea this purpose I provide a spring pressed bolt or. stop pin 36 which locks the rack against rotation and which I have shown as being mounted" upon the lower bearing ring 13 and projecting inwardly in the plane of the upper bearing ring, and adaptedto engage therewith. As the bolt 36 is a rela tively small device, I prefer to make it up as a separate article and mount it in a suitable socket or opening provided to receive it. It comprises a thin metal shell or tube 37 which fits within the radial opening 38 provided in the .boss 39 on the lower bearing ring 13. The shell 37 is held in place by means of a flange 40 on its inner end. A head 41 having a spherical or conical'outer end 42 projects from the inner end of the tube 37 in position to enter a socket or opening 43 provided in the outer edge of the 11 per bearing rin 14. This head. 41 is ad ustably held in t e tube by means of a screw bolt 36 which is squared immediately under its head where it enters through a square hole in the rear end wall 44 of the tube 37, to hold it against rotation when the head 41 is being adjusted- The head 41 is provided with a central screw threaded. opening 45 fitting the threaded end of the bolt 36, and it is adjusted in orout by turning it on the bolt. The head 41 is held at the inner limit of its'movement or toward the center of the bearing ring by a compression spring 46, which surrounds the bolt 43 within the tube 37 and bears against the rear wall 44 of the tube The outer periphery of the upper bearing 14 is provided wlth two diametrically arranged radially projecting portions 47 having inclined sides or cam faces 48 and having the sockets 43 in their outer edges or rubbing faces.

In Fig. 4 I have shown the upper ring rotated out of its locked position and it will be seen that in this position the head 41 does not roject inwardly far enough to touch the e e of the upper bearing ring and hence when the two rings are in unlocked condition the spring bolt offers no resistance to the free rotation of the garment frame, until it coiitacts with one of the inclined surfaces 48. The upper ring can easily be swung around to its locked position as shown in Fig. 1, as the inclination of the surfaces 48 is slight and there is consequently considerable leverage to force the spring bolt back into the tube and compress t 0 spring. When, however, the garment frame reaches its central position the head 41 enters the socket 43 and retains the frame in this position against any slight rotative efi'ort- .lVhen, however, it is desired to rotate the arment frame, the spring bolt is easily re eased b a quick sharp pull upon the end of one o the rods 6. I provide two the sockets 43 for the purpose or holding the garmentv frame in locked condition with either bar 6 at the front of the case, and for further security I sometimes provide two of the spring bolts one placed diametrically opposite to the other and the As'many modifications of my invention will readily suggest themselves to one skilled in the art, i do not limit my invention to the specific structure herein shown and described Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. The herein described improvements, for use in clothing cabinets, comprising parallel rails, in combination with a frame supported by said rails and movable back and forth thereon, said frame containing a circular opening, a ring superimposed upon said frame and revoluble about the circular opening, arms having their upper ends connected to said ring and extending downwardly therefrom, through said openings of said frame and ring and a clothing rack carried by said arms.

2. The herein described improvements, for use in clothing cabinets, comprising frame containing a central circular opening, a ring superimposed upon said frame and revoluble about the margin of said central opening, arms having their upper ends connected to said ring and thence extending downwardly through the openings of said ring and frame, and thence outwardly beneeth said frame, and a clothing rack att. ched to the lower ends of said arms.

. 3. The herein described improvements, for ,use in clothing cabinets, comprising supporting bars, in combination with parallel rails to the ends of which said bars are attached, a frame supported by said rails, said frame containing a central circular opening,-a ring superimposed upon said frame and revoluhle about the margin of said central opening, arms having their upper ends connected to said ring and extending inwardly and downwardly therefrom, and a clothin rack carried by said arms.

4. The herein describe improvements for use ir clothing cabinets, comprising supporti g bars, in combination with rails to the ends of which said bars are attached, a

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frame s'rsppm-tcd by said mils, said frame holding said arms in operative positions, and containing :1 001111121 supporting n'ielnber a a clothlng rack carried by said arms.

ring superimposed upon said frame and. rev i In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set oiubie about be central member, arms 1 my hand this 10th day of May, 1911, in the liming thvhupper ends connected t6 said i presence of two subscribing witnesses;

ring and ext/aiming downwardly therefrom, {D 1 shoulders on said arms adapted to slidingly OLB engageine lower face of said clrcuiar mam-i Witnesses: her and prevent reizitwe vertical movement H E WARD F. WILSON,

10 between said member and mid ring; braces JOHN R. LEFEVRE. 

